My love of photography started in the summer of 2010, when a friend handed me his DSLR at a 4-H event — he'd placed as a competitor and needed a photo taken. One borrowed camera later, I was hooked. I spent the rest of that summer saving every nickel, penny, and dime I could find to buy a camera of my own.

During my senior year of high school (2011–2012), I officially launched Anderson Photography with this website. Shooting portraits, weddings, and events gave me years of practice at the craft — and helped fund better gear along the way. In college I majored in Computer Networking and picked up a minor in photography, where working alongside my photography professors taught me what really separates a good photo from a bad one. After graduation I worked as a network technician for a local internet service provider, camera never far from reach.

In 2018, an opportunity brought me back home: I became the Director of Technology at my alma mater, the Brookfield R-III School District. Since then, photography has come full circle — I'm no longer for hire, but you'll still find me at as many school and community events as I can make, taking photos as my way of giving back to the town that raised me.

Please enjoy the images — the collection is always growing.

~ Matt Anderson ~